ML20035E959
| ML20035E959 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 04/09/1993 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20035E953 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-271-93-06, 50-271-93-6, NUDOCS 9304200117 | |
| Download: ML20035E959 (2) | |
Text
.
APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation Docket No. 50-271 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station License No. DPR-28 During an NRC inspection conducted on March 9-12,1993 a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C, the violation is listed below:
10 CFR 20.311(d) requires that any generating licensee who transfers radioactive waste to a land disposal facility or a licensed waste collector shall prepare all wastes so that the waste is classified according to 10 CFR 61.55. 10 CFR 61.55(a) states the concentration of radionuclides may be determined by indirect methods such as the use of scaling factors which relate the inferred concentration of one radionuclide to another that is measured... if there is reasonable assurance that the indirect methods can be correlated with actual measurements.
Contrary to the above, on October 5,1992, a shipment of licensed material was sent from Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station to the Chem-Nuclear commercial low-level radioactive disposal site in Barnwell, S.C., in which the concentration of the radionuclides in the waste was determined by indirect methods using scaling factors and the licensee did not provide reasonable assurance that the indirect methods correlated with actual measurements.
Specifically, the latest available waste stream analysis data was not used to determine the scaling factors. As a result, the waste was incorrectly classified as Class A waste and should have been classified as Class B waste using the licensee's procedure.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement V).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, A'lTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the i
Regional Administrator, Region I, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clealy marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued to show cause why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
OFFICIAL RECORD COPY 9304200117 930409 PDR ADOCK 05000271 G
PDR i
i 1
I
.I I
Vermont Yankee Nuclear 2
Power Corporation Under the authority of Section 182 of the Act,42 U.S.C. 2232, this response shall be submitted under oath or affirmation.
Dated at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania this94hday of April,1993.
l f
t l
OFFICIAL RECORD COPY